Collinson, M.G. orcid.org/0000-0002-4855-1878, Bower, M.P., Swait, T.J. et al. (3 more authors) (2022) Novel composite curing methods for sustainable manufacture : a review. Composites Part C: Open Access, 9. 100293.
Abstract
The curing of high-performance carbon fibre composites has not changed significantly since their inception, primarily using ovens and autoclaves. To reduce energy costs and continue to increase throughput, alternative novel curing methods that heat the components more directly by not relying on convection or conduction have been investigated frequently, at varying levels of success and scale. This paper critically reviews direct electric, microwave, induction, and radio frequency heating for their manufacturing and engineering applicability, overall energy consumption and evaluation of future challenges and opportunities for these methods in industry. It highlights some of the benefits such as high heating rates, ability to control exothermic reactions effectively and low power consumption, as well as some of the remaining challenges to common adoption, such as uniform degree of cure and ease of use.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Carbon fibre composites; Rapid cure; Electromagnetic radiation; Joule effect; Review; Low power |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > University of Sheffield Research Centres and Institutes > AMRC with Boeing (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Advanced Manufacturing Institute (Sheffield) > AMRC with Boeing (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number European Commission - HORIZON 2020 760940 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2022 08:36 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2022 08:36 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jcomc.2022.100293 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:189393 |